There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Tamarindo by plane, shuttle, bus, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Phoenix to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PHX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
11h 55m$544–1,184Fly Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane PHX - TNO
11h 56m$188–761Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Liberiabus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus
3d 23h$306–550Drive 4,596.8 km
- Drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tamarindocar 4,596.8 km
2d 10h$617–891Fly Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PHX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
12h 19m$475–1,036Shuttle to Tucson, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TUS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
13h 59m$737–2,117Fly Phoenix to Nosara Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane PHX - NOB
13h 11m$364–904Fly Phoenix to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane PHX - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
15h 1mTaxi, train, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua to San Juan del Sur
- Drive from San Juan del Sur to La Cruzcar
- Take a shuttle bus from La Cruz to Tamarindo
4d 22h$704–815
Phoenix (PHX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Tamarindo is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Tamarindo is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 55m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Phoenix and Tamarindo is 3799 km. The road distance is 4596.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Phoenix to Tamarindo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Tamarindo is to bus which takes 3 days 23h and costs $300 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $800 and takes 11h 56m.
Tamarindo is 1h ahead of Phoenix. It is currently 9:00 PM in Phoenix and 10:00 PM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Tamarindo is 4597 km. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Phoenix to Tamarindo.
There are 981+ hotels available in Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tamarindo via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, El Salvador, Liberia, and Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia in around 3d 23h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, World Ticket, and four other airlines fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Phoenix to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Houston, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Phoenix to Nosara Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tamarindo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Phoenix to Nosara Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Phoenix to Nosara Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Phoenix to Nosara Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Phoenix to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $284
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Cruz to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $163
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from El Salvador to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 267 248 0844
- info@iskratravel.com
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
Shuttle from Managua to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $70–90
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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